Originally Posted by
RC20
Ok Hoss, lets reign the team in and start with some basics.
And take it slow, if you are not deep into this stuff, its takes some time to sort out.
I have been shooting for 55 years or so, I had a lot of background to base my directions on.
And frankly, while I got back into shooting seriously 8 years ago, its been about 2 years that I focused down on the area that I will keep at (small groups in targets).
First question is what are you going to do with the gun?
What kind of hunting do you do and what kind of target do you have in mind?
Savage has two triggers, one is a normal trigger, the other is called Acu Trigger (of which there are 3 pull variations).
For many the acu trigger is as much trigger as you want or need. Others that get deep into target shooting or the acu does not suit, get an aftermarkets trigger.
For a one off gun, there are a lot other than Savage that work and shoot very good.
By the time you are done with the tools to do a barrel, a custom barrel and the donor you are into some pretty good gun territory money wise.
Pay attention to the guns themselves as Savage has gone from a top bolt release that a lot of us prefer to a bottom bolt release.
Guns are coming with smooth nuts and those take a pipe wrench or cutting to get off.
There are a lot of good barrels out there. Ones I have and recommend are Shilen and Lothar Walther (the last is a bit limited in Savage pre fits)